WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on Aug. 19 on the county employment and wages for 1st quarter 2020: From March 2019 to March 2020, employment increased in 202 of the 357 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In March 2020, national employment (as measured by the QCEW program) increased to 147.1 million, a 0.4-percent increase over the year. St. Johns, FL, had the largest over-the-ye  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 19 on the occupational employment and wages in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua for May 2019: Workers in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.29 in May 2019, about 29 percent above the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release on Aug. 19: Data from the first COVID-19 patients treated at three large Massachusetts hospitals reveal important trends, including disproportionate representation of vulnerable populations, high rates of disease-related complications, and the need for post-discharge, post-acute care and monitoring. "Our medium follow-up revealed that many of these patients are very sick even after leaving the ho  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 19: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $643,500 in grants to support strategies that reduce the impacts of derelict fishing gear to marine and coastal environments and navigational safety in Alaska, Florida, Maine and Washington. The grants will generate $226,500 in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $870,000. The projects supported by   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The R Street Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 19: Today, the United States has over 3,000 electric utilities, and jurisdiction is shared between state, local and federal governments. This arrangement allows states to focus their policy goals on the needs of their residents, while also permitting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to oversee areas that impact interstate commerce and wholesale market design. Under this framework--instead of a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 20 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients. Many achieve remission of diabetes following surgery and no longer require diabetes medications. This observation has led to the theory that gastric bypass surgery has unique, weight loss-independent effects in treating diabetes, but this has remained a longst  more